The Old Grammar School (St John's Hospital) and William Dugdale black plaque — Report the wrong picture

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This black commemorative plaque records: The Old Grammar School (St John's Hospital). Former chapel circa 1340 of the Hospital of St John the Baptist founded in the 12th century. After dissolution of the monastries it was converted circa 1550 into a Free Grammar School (King Henry VIII School). The school moved to its present site in Warwick Road in 1885. Sir William Dugdale historian was a pupil here in 1615-1620. The building is now a scheduled ancient monument.

Sir William Dugdale, a notable antiquary and historian, studied at this site between 1615-1620; he is remembered for his comprehensive works on English heraldry and history, including "The Antiquities of Warwickshire."

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